HomoQuotable - CA Sen. Roy Ashburn
"My practice in my entire political career when it came to gay issues was to prevent any kind of spotlight from being shined my way, because I was in hiding. So casting any kind of vote might, could in some way, lead to my secret being revealed. That was terrifying to me. It was paralyzing. So I cast some votes that have denied gay people of their basic, equal treatment under the law, and I'm not proud of it. I'm not going to do that again." - California state Sen. Roy Ashburn, admitting what we know to be true of any anti-gay politician. Welcome to the light, Roy. We look forward to you making amends.
VIDEO: NBC Los Angeles talks to Ashburn about his transformation.
Labels: California, gay politicians, HomoQuotable, outing, Roy Ashburn, the closet